A blog about style, inspiration, and everything in between.

So…I’m alive! Mostly! This blog is not exactly defunct but middle school sucks so I have not had any time to think about anything other than quadratic functions (h elp). so thank BEYONCE that I am on winter break and I can give you guys a mini-inspiration post. PS—did I tell you guys that I met the driving inspiration behind the blog, Tavi Gevinson? She was so sweet and I was so thankful to finally tell her everything I’ve ever wanted to say to her. ugh, my eyes r getting a little sweaty (no. not tears.). Anyway onto today’s post!

Instagram

Mars (@sensitiveblackperson on Instagram) is incredibly astute, conscious, and just wonderful. Their posts constantly bless my feed and everything they share with the world is just fantastic. I have no words.

@sensitiveblackperson | instagram

Rookie mag contributor Gabby Noone is my mother. Like, not my actual mother, but she is like the epitome of mom. every time one of her selfies (usually paired with hilariously dry caption) graces my screen I feel, like, new. Like I have been baptized. or something. I JUST REALLY WANNA WATCH “THE NANNY” AND EAT PIZZA WITH HER???

@twelveoclocke | instagram

@twelveoclocke | instagram

Music

I feel like I should mention before I go into this that I want to be able to like Halsey. But for some reason I just can’t. Please tell me some good song/find me a therapist/protect me from teenage girls with fake septum rings who will hurt me if they find out.

Lorde (@lordemusic)

In 2013 I heard Royals on the radio and I loved it immediately. I love Lorde so incredibly much that it hurts my heart. “Pure Heroine”, her most recent album, is all kinds of perfect.

Nicki Minaj

Nicki is my other mother. I love this persona that she has now and I love how she is giving herself a voice in world that so often quiets women of color. also: play “feeling myself” at my funeral thanks bye

Activism

Actress/Activist Amandla Stenberg is killing it, per ususal. I’m feeling #blessed to be part of her generation and I couldn’t pick anyone more astute or talented to be one of the voices for me.

When I was a kid, I loved imagining. I dressed like the main character of whatever movie I was watching, and I watched A LOT of movies. However, through Mulan, The Wizard of Oz, and a really creepy version of Pinnochio, my favorites were ALWAYS Hayao Miyazaki’s movies. I’ve seen nearly every one, and they’ve been such a part of my childhood, so I though it was about time to do a post about them. So, hopefully, I lead you through a few movies, and then get you inspired?

First here’s an intro to the magical world of Miyazaki

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Yeah. I know. SO-HERE is your fashion introduction to a world that raised me just as much as the real one.

Spirited Away

out of all of Miyazaki’s movies, this one probably means the most to me. It was the first one I saw, and it has such amazing animation and a fantastic story.

Chihiro is not happy when her family moves to an obscure town from her home city. When they stopt a market place, strange things start to occur, and Chihiro is transported into a foreign land of bath houses, talking frogs, and a strange friend with noface.

Chihiro’s bath house outfit (pictured) can be hard to recreate (even though I did for my best friends birthday party), so here’s a guide to her outfit from the first few scenes:

Kiki’s Delivery Service

I haven’t seen this movie since I was very little, so I don’t remember much of the plot, but I do remember how beautiful the story is.

Kiki has the classic witch’s outfit…

the star and moon tights are my little touch, i have a pair from target and I love ’em to death.

My Neighbor Totoro

okay here it is. If you ask someone if they’ve seen a Miyazaki movie, chances are they’ll have seen Totoro. It’s a beautiful movie with a touching story. Out of the two sisters, Satsuki and Mei, I always loved Mei’s outfit.

One thing I’m very excited about for this fall is cat fashion. I’m a die-hard cat person, and adding the universally recognizable motif of pointy ears and sneaky-looking whiskers makes any outfit 1000000% cooler (it also gets you teen witch points). Here are a few cat-inspired things that I’ll be trying to make a knock-off diy of this fall…

Charlotte Olympia may have 600$ ones…but you have Forever 21 ones!!

Cat flats are super cute, kind of quirky and also classy. to dress up, you could add a little black dress and some cat eye sun glasses, to dress down: black leggings and a cable knit sweater. It’s that easy!!

**brb crying**

I’m obsessed with cat tights.they’re so cool, and with a detachable collar and LBD they could immediately give off a Wednesday Addams feel (which is always good)

This is a little less simple-whiskers-and-ears motif but could be really cute with leggings and doc martins!!!

Flower crowns are so fabulous, because they just make a really boring outfit look so much more EXCITING, amirite? then we have Lana Del Rey, that can make anything that’s within a five foot vicinity of her look amazing.

I am pleased to announce that as I sit on my bed, I can proclaim that I am part of the Scooby Gang. That’s right, my friends, I am now a Buffy the Vampire Slayer lover. And today we shall explore the fashion of my favorite character, Willow Rosenberg.